Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
April 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 2008 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 2 0
Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 0
Peralta ss 4 0 1 0
Hafner dh 4 1 1 1
Garko 1b 4 1 2 1
Gutierrez rf 4 0 0 0
Dellucci lf 2 0 0 0
Blake 3b 3 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 1 1 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0
Barton 1b 4 1 2 0
Sweeney M. dh 5 1 0 0
Cust lf 5 1 1 0
  Denorfia lf 0 0 0 0
Crosby ss 4 2 2 1
Hannahan 3b 3 0 0 1
Suzuki c 3 1 1 1
Sweeney R. cf 4 0 4 1
Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 4
Cleveland 000 001 101371
Oakland 010 040 10x6100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(0-1) 4.1 8 5 3 2 0
  Julio   2.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Breslow   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
1
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Duchscherer  W(1-0) 5.0 4 1 1 2 6
  Casilla   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Foulke   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Embree   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Street   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
0
0

  E–Peralta (1).  DP–Oakland 3. Crosby-Ellis-Barton, Hannahan-Ellis-Barton, Crosby-Ellis-Barton.  PB–Shoppach (2).  2B–Cleveland Peralta (1,off Duchscherer); Garko (2,off Duchscherer), Oakland Crosby (2,off Julio).  HR–Cleveland Garko (1,7th inning off Foulke 0 on 0 out); Hafner (1,9th inning off Street 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Hannahan (1,off Byrd).  HBP–Suzuki (1,by Byrd); Buck (1,by Byrd).  Team–11.  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–2:49.  A–13,916.
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